The Ernie Hammes Group

The Ernie Hammes Group, whose members hail from Luxembourg, France and Germany, has played together since 1996. The band was initiated by trumpeter Ernie Hammes, who was a member of the Orchestre RTgional de Jazz en Lorraine, where he met pianist Pierre-Alain Goualch, bassist Diego Imbert, and drummer Franck Agulhon. After a couple of concerts with the larger orchestra, the four musicians decided to form a small group where they could have more flexibility and focus on their own music. The ensemble has performed at festivals and clubs throughout Europe, and in May they released their first album, Stepwise.